May 2005 Archives
17 entries
mezzoblue Markup Guide
The idea of a markup guide for clients is a good one. Interesting discussion here as well.
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
Custom, craftsman-style homes from 40 square feet and up. Cool.
Zeldman.com turns 10
10 years - what a milestone! Thank you, Jeffrey.
The Usability of Subscribing to Feeds
Jeff Veen with some excellent points.
Store Wars
The adventures of Obi-Wan Cannoli, Chewbroccoli, C3Peanuts and others. Via Rusted Robot.
RUBIKCUBISM
An upcoming exhibition by French artist Invader in LA. Love the Rubik’s/pixel connection. Via Boing Boing.
Exceptionally Negative
Posted at 10:39 AM
There are situations when using negative margins on an element can be the easiest way to “nudge” it out from the rest, treating the exception to the rule in order to simplifiy code.
command-control-D
Invoke Tiger’s dictionary in any Cocoa app by hovering over the word with this key combination. So handy.
Typography Resources?
Posted at 10:11 PM
Attention to typography can be as important as anything when it comes to design. And with the web’s limited typeface choices, it’s only natural to gain as much knowledge as possible on the subject — getting creative with the little we have to work with. In additon, it’s amazing how the visual quality of something can be drastically increased by choosing the right typeface as well as understanding creative ways to control and present it.
So I ask for your recommendations: what books or online resources provide the best, most helpful information regarding typography — identifying typefaces, how to best utilize type, etc.? I know there is most likely an endless amount of information out there, but knowing where to start is essential.
Modern Mosaics
Artist Norbert Bayer’s pixel recreations of mosaics found all over the world.
Super Mario tile mosaics
Tactile versions of the video game characters.
Columns & Grids
Dave rounds up various column configurations found in CSS-based layouts.
JavaScript-enhanced image replacement
Richard Rutter’s short and simple script for dealing with IR when images are turned off. Interesting comments as well.
50 Fun Things to Do With Your iPod
… besides listen to music with those white earbuds.
A Musical Baton
Posted at 1:40 PM
Jon Hicks has passed me a musical baton. This means I get to document what I’m currently listening to by answering a series of revealing questions. And they are…
Ah! It's a mermaid
The woman in the Starbucks logo is a (cropped) mermaid, or more specifically, a double-tailed siren. This makes perfect sense for selling coffee.
Potentially Useful Photoshop Tip #1
Posted at 11:27 AM
I rarely read manuals. I realize my productivity could be drastically improved if I studied the tips and tricks related to the things I use in my everyday work. But instead, I end up happily discovering time-savers as I go along. Sometimes years after using the same application over and over.
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